"You were always jealous of this lamp."

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Like most great character actors, you know and love them but pretty much have to check imdb to remember even a tenth of the films/shows they've been in. Darren McGavin was widely known for his role as Kolchak the Night Stalker (and had a CGI cameo in the pilot of the new/cancelled version), but to me and most of my generation he'll always be remembered as The Old Man. The Old Man who finally gave Ralphie his very own Red Rider BB gun. Which he used to shoot his eye out. Almost.